Leptin Activates Trpm7 Channels in the Carotid Body As a Mechanism of Obesity-Related Hypertension

Circ Res. 2019 Nov 8;125(11):1003-1005. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.119.316040. Epub 2019 Nov 7.
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorial; carotid body; hypertension; ion channel; leptin; obesity.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Carotid Body*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension*
  • Leptin
  • Obesity
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • TRPM Cation Channels*

Substances

  • Leptin
  • TRPM Cation Channels
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • TRPM7 protein, human